This is a sepia colored photograph showing the construction of the North Kansas City bridge across the Missouri River. The completion of the structure in 1869 provided the first permanent rail crossing over the Missouri River.

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This is a sepia colored photograph showing the construction of the North Kansas City bridge across the Missouri River. The completion of the structure in 1869 provided the first permanent rail crossing over the Missouri River.